ECJ takes purposive approach to interpretation of the ARD

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The European Court of Justice has ruled that the Acquired Rights Directive (ARD) can apply to transfer employee rights and liabilities when an operating company (to whom employees are permanently assigned) transfers its business to a third party, even though the employees are technically the employees of another (group) service company. See Albron Catering BV v FNV Bondgenoten and Roest in Case Digests.
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